Della’s POVStella tightly held my hand while frantically shaking her head. “Please, you can’t let Ralph come in here.”Panic was all over her face.I pursed my lips, and forcefully pulled my hand away. “You’re wasting your time.” I took a step forward to walk pass her, but she took a step back with
I stared at her, and felt a need to back down. However, thinking about how she caused my further suffering in here, all sympathy I felt vanished in an instant.Memories of how she and Kylian laughing together with their hands engulfed with each other back when I was ready to take any risk to get bac
Upon my arrival on the restaurant, the staff opened the door for me, and a personnel greeted, “Good evening, Ma’am.”“Good evening, a reservation from Mr. Kylian Jarvis.”“This way please.” The personnel guided me toward the VIP section where each could have a close dinner.It’s a western restaurant
Della's POVI looked at Kylian in front of me, waiting for his answer.I could see how his eyes waver and his eyebrows furrowed with confusion. He stared deeply at the glass in his hands, tapped his fingertips on the table.Every time he lost in his thoughts, he would make some unconscious little mo
Kylian’s POVDejectedly, I was left with no choice but no to just go back to my office right after I paid the restaurant, looking at Della’s retreating back.Slamming myself down to my office’s swivel chair, I let out a sigh.“Della…” I uttered her name with hint of longingness.Della has become mor
Henry shook his head in disbelief. “You have gone crazy because of love. It’s outrageous!”Despite his joking insult, the smile on my face remained. Confidently, I explained, “look, Della personally told me that my father is our biggest obstacle in love. She tried so hard to prove my father’s guilt
Della’s POVI wasn’t able to eat enough during my dinner with Kylian that I didn’t even feel half-full.Hence, as soon as I got home, I felt the exhaustion and starvation fill me. Opening the door, I was greeted by Diana. “Ms. Della, you’re back early. How’s the dinner?”Looking at her with a frown,
Della’s POVWow, okay…Great!It sure took me a moment to register her news. Sure, I wished for Ralph to come here and even sent him an invite, but I didn’t actually think that Jackson would permit him to come…At least not that fast!After all, Ralph is the most intelligent engineer in the Kingdom.
Della’s POVI kept my face void of emotions as I crossed my legs and leaned my elbow on my knees, waiting for her reply.Observing her facial expression that’s mixed with regret and anger, I couldn’t help but tilt my head in curiosity. Taking a deep breath, she started to speak as calmly as possible
Della’s POVWho could be that mysterious person? Mr. K? Kylian? Another person I didn’t know ofMystery -?I tapped my fingers on my thighs and kept my eyes on Cathy, intently observing her and searching her eyes for any trace of lies as I sorted out my thoughts.However, aside from the nervousness s
Della’s POVUnder the dimmed light of the room, Cathy stood cautiously, trying to hide her nervousness by clutching the half-empty glass of wine in her hand.She wore a blue blouse that appeared to be crocheted and was slightly oversized. It was paired with baggy black pants. Her huge rimmed glasses
I nodded my head and weighed her words. "All right. Set me up a meeting with her before I leave for the mines. And keep this as discreet as possible."The Wakeland Times was a very crucial link to stir my public reputation here in Wakeland which was the most important step in me setting a strong foo
Della’s POV“Don’t worry, Sapphire, I can handle myself just fine. You must be forgetting that I’m a Princess and that title ain’t just for decoration,” I replied with a lace of teasing to reassure her that she didn’t have anything to worry about.In fact, I am absolutely sure that I can leave the m
Della’s POVSo, basically, that’s the Rogue Kign’s lair…I tapped my fingers on my desk and went silent for a while, letting my thoughts run through my head.“So… after all the investigation, do you really think Drake is just some complete asshole?” I asked after a little while.I couldn’t help but
“Yeah?” I asked absentmindedly and nodded my head as I went back to reading.“He said I look a lot like a friend of his,” Aaden added, making my mind completely go blank as my body froze.My heart trembled in fear before I finally managed to move. Putting the files back on my desk, I shifted my full
Della’s POV“By the way, how was your talk with Mr. K last night? You look so exhausted this morning, and you had to go to the temple, so I wasn’t able to ask you,” Albert suddenly asked, making my heartbeat palpitate so much that it felt like it would jump out of my chest any minute now.The guilt
She opened and closed her lips quite a few times with hesitation before finally letting out a deep breath and softly narrating, “I… just heard things, that’s all. Stories, mostly, but ones that never align with what we published. I wanted you to know that people out there believe in you, Princess De